Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-26
CITIZENS ooUssELLING.
Thcy are Becoming Indignant Over In.
OF casing CITY Debts and bad Admins

Thcy are Becoming Indignant Over In.
,oicasing CITY Debts and Had Admins
trafApn.
A called meeting Of q few citizens
met last night In the darkness build
ing to consider several i'm portapt mat.
ters ef legislation. William II. Swift
was called to the chair and Thomas 4
Lally WINS elected SECRETARY
DIR. Draper, as chairman of lhe com.
mites on legislative reform bills, being
called upon said that before proceeding
with regular busir ess for which the
meeting was called, said thsre was
another m after which he wished TO pre-
cent of great Importance to the tax
payers OF the city. 1t Was, he said, the
matter of the great deficits in the ac-
coanfs OF the City Council. This year
be said the de tdcit would reach sac. 600,
and regularly every year deficits are
announced.
Then as regularly as the Legislature
meete, that body IL asked to fund the
floating debt, and in OF years overdrafts
are carried againet the city. DR..
Draper said that in 1874 tho city debt
vas S720 600, but on July /, 1886, II had
swollen to 81 .375 coo. The com N lttee,
he said, wanted to know what this
meeting o! cirzsns thought OF this.con.
|diiion of affairs. The committee he
|sasd had thought 1. best to bring this
matter before the meeting and asoer-
tain what position the taxpayers wanted
the committee to take upon IL II the
subject should be brought before the
Leaielature.
l.. O. Vaudegrift, Eiq then onered
the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted. after having
been thoroughly discussed by Messra.
William McMenamin, D O'O Kenny,
William 7. Porter, w. II. Swift, Caleb
p. johnson, l. o. VandeRrift, A. ].
Hart, George W. Bush, T. r. Lally and
John Otto, Jr.
"WHEREAs, There seems to be q
movement on the part OF the Council of
Wilmington TO more ase the deb. OF the
city to An amount not less than $50, 900,
which debt is lien upon every prop.
eTty in said city; and
WHEREAS, There has been scarcely
= session OF the Legi. iature for the pact
IS years where faid Council has not
placed upon the citizfns of tn 10 city ad .
dttional burdens, whereby taxes have
Increased until they have more than
doubled In amount ard have become
heavy bcrders; and
"WHEREAs, The city has scarcely
any thing to show In the way OF public
buildings or other impIoyfmsats fcr
the expenditure Of the taxas which
have been collected and expended; |;
therefore be 1t
"k,solvsd, That the Gifts 1ns and tag
payers OF this city do protest against
the present Legislature allowing said
Council to increase the indebtedu ess of
tho city, and do ask that said Council
be referred to tho taxes 1t has failed to
collect ss the source of revenue for tho
balance OF this tiscal year"
Mr. johnson thought 1t was little
singular that the water department
slonld carry balance of 900 coo while
the City Council was obliged to borrow
nonsy.
iar. Bash In his remarks said he
thought the tax collectors should c.sse-
collect the taxes He IVES under the
IMPRESSION that City Councilman vns
f, oe held individually responsible Il
Ihe' e7oeeded his powers. The regolu.
tions were by motion referred to the
committee.
Mr.. Otto offered tho following re.o!u
ton, which was also unanimously
adop.e!:
"Whersas, Notice has been given in
General Assembly now in session at
Dover OF bill 10 make amendments 10
the ACT Establishing Board OF Water
Com mia! toner's for the city of Whining.
ton' bs it
"Resolved, That the araeniments
propoled are not in any way calculated
| to enhance the value OF the Water Com.
/ mission TO the city. but by distributing
the responsibility and placing tbe Dc.
pRrtment under partisan control, thoy
will defeat the object for which tho com
| mission was creased. I'd. That 80 far
| the oc ID mission gives US every reason
! to believe in its tinal success, and that
any changes In ITS constitution at pres-
ent would be uncalled for, uaneceasary
and IN wise. Sd. That copy of these
resoluti )ns be se't To tho Ssnate aud
| House of Representatives
The uofinished business OF the even.
Ing was then taken up and considered.
There was the Resissration and cleo lion
bili laid over from previous meeting
Mr.. Andrew g, Wilson explained to
the meeting the salient points of the
| bill
Tho bill refers only to the municipal
| elections, and requires a registration OF
voters month before the uue election
the pay nent Of city lax as o prs
requisite for voting, and an as5essable
valuation Of $50 Tho hill further re.
guires the formation Of an election de-
partment, to consist or three c9reons
appoiutto for u teril OF one, two and
three years respt etive!y, the Mayor rub
|sequently TO have the appointment of
the com nj issioaefs. This commis sion is
10 have ab3olato control OF all city elec
tions and il to appoint all inspectors
and clerks, such. Off GERS I'd ba com pelled
to do duty under penalty the same az
jurors.
1t a,eo provides that tho city snail be
divided into election districts in which
there shall not be less than leo nor more
than 800 voters, aLd no polling place
shall be located whore liquor is or has
been sold within thirty days.
Tie till received the unanimous en-
dorsement OF the meeting, and was or
dsred TO bs sent TO the Legislature. It
will MARE DO change Ia the manner Of
holding State olectiocs.
There was q sonud of revelry by
night" and she had Il card but couidu u
60, ail on acoouUt of neuralgia. Her
favorite cude, ho wever, had Level
bead, and instead Of boauuet, brought
Salvation OIL. They went, and were
happy once moro.
One OF The most teu Dting lunches OF